Jia Ren and Jin Wu Cheng led the consolidation of all fleeing cultivators, heading towards the Yangtian Realm.
On their path, they had already established contact with Huang Feifei's intelligence department.
Outside the Yangtian Realm, a demon alliance army of approximately sixty thousand was gathered, with strengths ranging from Earth Immortals to Immortal Lords.
By comparison, their group of over a thousand would stand no chance against the demon alliance.
"Brother Jia Ren, charging straight ahead like this is no different from seeking death. Do you have any good strategies?"
The cultivator Jia Ren had previously apprehended, named Tian Zhi, a disciple from a sacred land at the Heavenly Immortal realm, approached Xiao Fei to inquire.
If Jia Ren insisted on leading everyone to charge to their deaths,
He planned to join forces with other Heavenly Immortals to control Jia Ren beforehand and take over command.
Having enthusiasm was good, but if it led to reckless death, it would not only doom oneself but also all fellow comrades.
Jia Ren turned and glanced sideways at Tian Zhi, as if he had seen through his thoughts.
"Rest assured! Since I dared to fight my way back, I naturally have my reliance. I will certainly not let everyone die in vain!"
"What reliance?"
Tian Zhi still found it difficult to comprehend. What kind of reliance could allow their mere thousand-plus people to match the tens of thousands of the demon alliance army?
He felt a sense of disbelief, thinking Jia Ren was boasting!
After all, Jia Ren was only at the Heavenly Immortal realm. If a Golden Immortal had said this, it would have been slightly more credible.
"Fellow Daoist, just wait and see."
However, Jia Ren had no intention of explaining, merely offering him a profound and inscrutable smile.
"However, I request your support for my action plan next!"
Tian Zhi's eyebrows shot up, curious about Jia Ren's upcoming plan.
"Fellow Daoist Jia Ren, please state your plan!"
"It's like this, currently, the demons have deployed tens of thousands of troops around the Yangtian Realm. They are stationed here, about ten thousand, here approximately twenty thousand, and at this position, five thousand..."
As Jia Ren spoke, he produced a map, meticulously marking the positions and exact numbers of the demon alliance army.
He also detailed the number of high-level cultivators of each rank in every location, even specifying the commanders of each garrison and their personal hobbies...
Jia Ren was completely familiar with everything about the demon alliance's garrisons.
This left Tian Zhi stunned.
Having fought the demons on the battlefield for so long, he had only managed to get a rough understanding of one demon stronghold, and even that was not as detailed as Jia Ren's.
At this moment, Tian Zhi finally believed that Jia Ren must have some backing.
Such detailed intelligence might not even be obtainable by the Jade Void Palace.
As for the action plan Jia Ren subsequently proposed, it was entirely based on this detailed intelligence.
As long as the intelligence was accurate, Jia Ren's action plan was flawless.
It had extremely high feasibility, requiring minimal cost to achieve significant results.
"Brilliant! Brother Jia, this plan is truly brilliant! I, Tian Zhi, resolutely support it. Anyone who disobeys your command is my enemy."
Tian Zhi had long since abandoned his initial thoughts; he was completely convinced by Jia Ren.
He left with a sense of excitement, believing that the humans trapped in the Yangtian Realm would be saved this time.
Upon returning to the temporary encampment, several Heavenly Immortals immediately surrounded Tian Zhi.
"How was it?"
"Should we make a move?"
"If he's truly unreliable, why don't we just get rid of him and elect a new leader!"
Tian Zhi shivered at their words, only then remembering his mission to probe Jia Ren's intentions.
"No! Don't! Absolutely do not make a move!"
Tian Zhi inadvertently glanced around, then recalled Jia Ren's terrifying intelligence capabilities.
Perhaps their secret plotting was already known to him.
"Only Jia Ren is most qualified to lead our more than a thousand people. I will not obey anyone else but him!"
His companions surrounding him scrutinized Tian Zhi with wary gazes, filled with confusion at his drastic change of heart.
"Tian Zhi, could it be that Jia Ren has taken over your body!"
Tian Zhi shook his head firmly. He now even suspected that among his friends, there might be intelligence personnel working for Jia Ren.
"Only Jia Ren can save the trapped humans in the Yangtian Realm. I believe that in the future, only Jia Ren can lead all of humanity towards strength!"
This made his companions even more suspicious that Tian Zhi had been possessed.
Several of them extended their divine senses to scan Tian Zhi from head to toe.
Hmm! Everything seemed normal!
"Stop joking, I haven't been possessed!"
"Let me tell you..."
Following this, Tian Zhi recounted his entire meeting with Jia Ren in detail.
After listening to Tian Zhi's detailed account, everyone shivered, finally understanding why Tian Zhi had changed his mind so quickly!
Besides admiration for Jia Ren, there was also fear.
You simply didn't know if someone you trusted among your companions might be hiding Jia Ren's subordinates.
"I also believe that only Jia Ren can lead us to rescue the trapped humans in the Yangtian Realm."
"Me too!"
"Me too!"
Originally, their group of over a thousand came from various large and small factions, temporarily assembled, each with their own agenda.
When it came down to critical moments, if people acted against you behind your back, there was nothing you could do.
This further reduced their already limited combat strength.
At most, only the disciples of their Jade Void Palace would truly obey Jia Ren's orders.
Now, with Tian Zhi's firm support, at least half of the more than a thousand stragglers would heed Jia Ren's command.
Subsequently, Jia Ren engaged in in-depth discussions with several other influential Heavenly Immortals, exchanging opinions in a friendly manner.
When their group of over a thousand set off again, their demeanor had completely changed.
Everyone had unwavering faith in Jia Ren's commands and executed them strictly, with no one slacking off or shirking their duties.
At this moment, a group of Heavenly Immortals gathered, earnestly listening to Jia Ren, also a Heavenly Immortal, explain their detailed next steps.
"He who attacks and is sure of victory attacks that which is undefended... Thus the skillful attacker is the one who makes his enemy not know where to defend!"
In just two days, Jia Ren had thoroughly solidified his leadership, taming all thousand-plus individuals.
Now, everyone was diligently listening to his strategic plan explanation.
"The demon allied forces are vast and their combat strength is dozens of times ours. We absolutely cannot clash head-on!
There is a gap of about ten li between these two strongholds of the demon garrisons.
We will infiltrate through this gap and move deep into the demon allied forces' rear.
As Jia Ren explained, he drew the planned infiltration route on a map.
"Once we pass through this gap, the rear will be a weak point where the demon defenses are lax.
Especially this location, which is where the demons stockpile strategic materials.
We will directly pass through and raid this demon stronghold. We will use offense as defense."